The American Prisoner (film)
The American Prisoner is an all-talking sound 1929 British drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Carl Brisson, Madeleine Carroll and Cecil Barry.[1] It was adapted from the 1904 novel The American Prisoner by Eden Phillpotts. It was originally conceived as a silent film, but was converted into a All-Talkie in line with widespread practice at British International Pictures during 1928–1929.[2]
Plot
An American sailor imprisoned on Dartmoor during the American War of Independence manages to escape and fall in love with a local Squire's daughter.
Cast
- Carl Brisson as Lt. Stark
- Madeleine Carroll as Grace Malherb
- Cecil Barry as Peter Norcutt
- Carl Harbord as Lt. Burnham
- A. Bromley Davenport as Squire Malherb
- Nancy Price as Lovey Lee
- Reginald Fox as Captain Mainwaring
- Charles Ashton as Carberry
- Harry Terry as Bosun Knapps
- John Valentine as Commander Miller
- Robert English as Col. Governor
- Edward Dignon as Leverett
- Lucius Blake[3]
See also
References
- ^ The American Prisoner British Film Institute. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Low p.117
- ^ Khomami, Nadia (2 October 2023). "Overlooked black actor may have been most prolific in early British cinema". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1929-1939: Film Making in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
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